[hans5849]

All right i found a car its a 1996 Subaru Outback 5spd AWD w/ 130k on it for $4950 (a little high kbb says $4765 for good). So i sent a email to the person selling it, here are some highlights.

yakima roof rack and really nice snow chains.

don't really need snow chains because its AWD, but ok.

had an oil leak a few years ago that was worked on and now only shows up a little as burnoff when we drive it hard (approaching Yosemite is the last time I remember it happening).

kind of gets me woundering if it has a bigger problem in the head.

The clutch is less than two years old, the tires are as well. We have all of our repair paperwork on file. The latest work that it had done was replacing the front fog light and bumper cover due to freeway debris, but that was just cosmetic and it looks better than it did before. The rear bumper has definately been "kissed" a few times, but we were told the only concern is cosmetic.

There are currently two things that will need to be worked on before too long, but we have decided to take the estimated repair cost off of our asking price instead of taking it in early. Those are: The light in the dash has gone out. We are told that it is probably just a fuse, but if the bulbs need to be replaced that would run $100-150 because the dash must be removed. It sounds as if the cv joint may need to be replaced before too long. We recieved a worst-case estimate of $275 to replace the axle.

its only 10 years old and i hightly doubt its the bulb, even if it was i could get a book on how to repair it myself. Also i did a carfax and it came up clean except for a recall- Recall #WWE882 Front spring guard recall

[nidex]

Don't spend $5000 on a car with a clicking axle and stupid little problems like lights burned out, find something better.

[Billkoz]

amem to that